A DUBIOUS RECORD GETS CLOSER: Sky Blue FC (0-12-3) will try to avoid finishing with worst-ever NWSL record

With the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs all but out of the question, Sky Blue FC still has plenty incentive to register points the reat of the season.

Ninth-place Sky Blue FC (0-12-3, 3 points) needs to accrue nine points in its final nine games to avoid that dubious distinction. Given the abysmal results of the team, that must be considered a long shot at the present time.

As for avoiding dubious records, the 2016 Boston Breakers (3-15-2, 11 points) finished with the poorest record in the six-year history of the league. That version of the Breakers tied the 2013 Washington Spirit for the least wins in a season with three apiece.

The New Jersey side will also try to avoid setting the league mark for the most losses in a season, 16, held by the 2014 Houston Dash.

In case you’re wondering, the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs. Sky Blue FC is an astounding 25 points behind the fourth-place Chicago Stars (7-4-7, 28 points) for the final playoff spot.

Sky Blue FC is coming off a 4-0 home loss to the North Carolina Courage. It will host Portland Thorns FC at Yurcak Field Saturday at 7 p.m. Four of the squad’s nine games are at home.

About The Author

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered eight World Cups, seven Olympics and all 21 MLS Cups. He writes about New York City FC, New York Cosmos and the U.S. national team for Newsday and pens a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has two more in the works, including one about the Rochester Lancers.